Process and system for rendering an object in a view using a product lifecycle management database

Abstract

The invention proposes a process for rendering an object view using a PLM database. The database comprises modeled objects and relations between said modeled objects. Said modeled objects are associated to a set of values of attributes, whose values are stored in the database or computable based on relations involving said modeled objects. The process comprises displaying to the user a view of a set of modeled objects; receiving a selection by a user of an attribute; querying the database for a modeled object to be rendered; providing a value of the selected attribute, associated to said modeled object; and rendering said modeled object in the view according to the provided value of the attribute. It is also possible for the user to select a value of an attribute and the rendering will be carried out only on the object, whose value(s) matches with the selected value.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to European Patent Application No. 04293049.5 filed on Dec. 20, 2004, which is currently pending. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates to the field of computer programs and systems, and more specifically to a product lifecycle management database, which comprises data representative of modeled objects. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Computer-aided techniques include Computer-Aided Design or CAD, which relates to software solutions for authoring product design. Similarly, CAE is an acronym for Computer-Aided Engineering, e.g. it relates to software solutions for simulating the physical behavior of a future product. CAM stands for Computer-Aided Manufacturing and typically includes software solutions for defining manufacturing processes and operations. [0004] A number of systems and programs are offered on the market for the design of parts or assemblies of parts, forming a product, such...

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